Grammar unit 3 answers:
Lesson 29:
A
1: Levi (p); friend (c)
2: Victoria (p); city (c); Vancouver Island (p); capital (c); British Columbia (p)
3: Magdalen Islands (p); Gulf of St. Lawrence (p)
4: tornado (c); Ontario (p); May (p)
5. John Basset II (p); Elmer Iseler (p); Canadians (p); April (p)
B: answers will vary. Here are some examples:
1. Abbotsford
2. People
3. Stephen Harper
4. British Columbia
5. Yannick Agnel
6. Simon Fraser University
7. Gene Simmons
8. Mediterranean
9. The Orient Express
10. Hudson's Bay
11. Dave Clark
12. Channukkah
13. The Globe and Mail
14. Mount Vesuvius
C. Answers will vary, but your answer should include the underlined word.
1. Ethiopia is a very poor African country.
2. Dominik Hasek was an excellent hockey player (or athlete)
3. Nunavut is Canada's newest territory, formed in 1999.
4. I think a lot of holidays are overrated, especially Canada Day.
5. Not a lot of singers can keep a career going while parenting twins, but Celine Dion has done it.
6. France is a country far across the Atlantic ocean.
E. Answers will vary. Here are some examples.
1. Honesty is a difficult virture, as it is very hard to always tell the truth.
2. The jury left the courtroom to discuss the evidence they had seen and reach a verdict.
3. Motorbikes are called "donor cycles" by the people who work in emergency rooms.
4. The group of people that you feel closest to are your family, whether you are related to them or not.
5. It takes real courage to stand up to someone who is bullying others, and most people aren't brave enough to do it.
6. I thought this was a lake, but my cousin tells me it is not a big enough body of water--it's just a pond.
7. All of the musicians in the orchestra listened closely to the violinist's A so they could tune their instruments to his.
8. My mother grew up on the praries, so when she visits me she is impressed by the sight of the mountains on the horizon.
9. It is difficult to swallow anger when you feel you have been treated unfairly, but you will get better results if you can stay calm.
10. A group of cows is called a herd, just as a group of crows is called a murder and a group of lions is a pride.
11. My camera is broken, so I don't have a recent photo to give you.
12. When Sheila is on stage she is very nervous to think that the eyes of all the people in the audience are on her.
Lesson 30
A:
1. knives
2. dishes
3. countries
4. deer
5. pianos
6. flies
7. hoses
8. faxes
9. wrenches
10. tomatoes
11. calves
12. mothers-in-law
13. pieces
14. families
15. branches
16. videos
B:
1. piglets
2. hoboes
3. ducks
4. chefs
5. lunches
6. collectors
7. tragedies
8. echoes
9. nieces
10. floors
11. hands
12. counties
13. mice
14. carriages
15. wishes
16. churches
17. elves
18. desks
19. men
20. sheep
21. wives
22. ponies
23. banjos
24. trees
25. sights
26. watches
27. cities
28 spoonsful
29. nations
30. domes
C:
1. The heroes saved the children from the burning buildings.
2. Dan took five photos of the reindeer.
3. They travelled to several countries during their vacations.
4. Put the fish you catch into the wooden boxes.
5. Tell us the stories of the woves who roamed the woods.
6. Her sons-in-law and brothers attended the ceremonies.
7. The men ate the cherries and the peaches.
8. The books fell from the shelves.
9. The builders made the houses from bricks.
10. What legends did the elders tell?
Lesson 31
A
1. girl's
6. baby's
11 brother's
2. child's
7. boys'
12. soldier's
3. women's
8. teacher's
13. men's
4. children's
9. Dr. Ray's
14. aunt's
5. Ramji's
10. ladies'
15. Ms. Jones's
B
1. Jim's cap
2. Kathy's wrench
3. the baby's smile
4. my friend's car
5. Aron's new shoes
6. the dog's collar
7. Maryla's golf clubs
8. the runners' shoes
9. our parents' friends
10. the editor's opinion
11. the children's lunches
12 Saul's coat
13. the teacher's assignment
Lesson 32
1.took: past tense...2. bounds: present tense...3. has helped: helped is the past participle...4. upset: past tense...5. has changed: changed is the past participle...6. is barking: barking is the present participle...7. has worked: worked is the past participle...8. recalled: past tense...9. speaks: present tense...10. is starting: starting is the present participle...11. are dying: dying is the present participle...12. worked: past tense...13. wants: present tense..14. emigrated: past tense...15. have lost: lost is the past participle (it is irregular).
Lesson 33
A: Jesse picked me up from the airport. She seemed to be edgy. She muttered about the traffic most of the drive to the downtown core. This welcome back depressed me, but I quickly got accustomed to the pace of big-city life again.
B: Moving as lazily as the flies that drone above the lemon pie, the waitress pushes two cups across the counter. She calls to the red-haired young man who looks intently out the window of the roadside diner. A smile flickers in his flat brown eyes as he hands her a two-dollar coin.
C: The applications for this technology will be far-reaching. The special system will allow companies to track shipments. It will also help keep people safe in countries with high rates of kidnapping.
D: Your answers will vary. Read your paragraph one sentence at a time starting at the BOTTOM, and make sure each sentence is in the same verb tense as all the others!
Lesson 34
A.
1. past perfect
2. past perfect
3. present perfect
4. past perfect
5. present perfect
6. present perfect
7. present perfect
8. past perfect
9. present perfect
10. present perfect
B.
1. has
2. have
3. had
4. has
5. had
6. has
7. had
8. have
9. had
10. had
Lesson 35
A.
1. spoken
2. frozen
3. broke
4. chosen
5. broken
D. --answers will vary--
1. I have come to drop off the money.
2. She rang the bell, but no one answered the door.
3. He threw the ball with all his might.
4. Only once my sister had drunk half the glass did I tell her it wasn't lemonade.
5. If she had known what it really was, she never would have drunk it!
E.
1. wrote
2. given
3. taken
4. taken
5. gave
F.
1. took
2. written
3. gave
4. taken
5. given
6. written
G.
1. driven, began
2. eaten, ran
3. drew
4. drove
5. fallen
H.
1. drew
2. fallen
3. driven
4. ran
5. ate
I.
1. gone
2. began
3. seen
4. saw
5. gone
J.--answers will vary---
1. I saw a large bird out my window this morning.
2. It was the biggest bird I had ever seen!
3. When I looked again, it had gone.
4. I wonder where it went?
5. It's time I began to get ready for school.
K.
1. did
2. don't
3. don't
4. doesn't
5. done
L--answers will vary---
She knew more about the Internet than her parents did.
Aren't you done yet?
Lesson 36
A.
1. can
2. can
3. may
4. can
5. can
6. may
7. can
8. can
9. can
10. may
B.
1. teach
2. learn
3. teach
4. learn
5. teach
6. teach
7. teach
8. teach, learn
Lesson 37
A.
1. sit
2. set
3. set
4. sits
5. set
B.
1. lay
2. lie
3. lies
4. laid
5. lay
C (answers will vary)
1. Lay the papers down on the table.
2. Oscar has lain on the couch for six hours!
3. Set the basket down by the door.
4. Amanda laid the shovel in the shed.
5. We sit near our best friends.
Lesson 38
A.
1. N....2. Y...3. N...4.Y...5.Y
B.--answers will vary--
1. Many women invent important technologies.
2. A lot of food remains after parties.
3.The team works very hard to earn those medals.
4. My parents travel every summer.
5. The committee organizes a fundraiser every spring.
6. This insect flies toward me every time the wind changes.
7. The family celebrates Labour Day with a big barbeque every September.
8. The orchestra mostly plays Mozart.
9. I am always happy to see the media promote international understanding.
10. The jury convicts only the guilty.
Lesson 39.
A.
1. Is....2.is...3. are...4.is...5. are
B
1. were.....2. was.....3. were.....4. were.....5. was
C.--answers will vary--
1. Carola asked if you are ready to go.
2. The shipment of books was incorretly labelled.
3. Those tomatoes from southern Ontario were just as good as the ones from Dad's garden.
4. Everyone from that town is very kind and thoughtful.
5. The committee was very sorry that they forgot to put your name in the program.
6. She is my great-aunt.
7. The Great Lakes were very cold when I swam in them in May.
8. Mechanical engineers are very good at math.
Lesson 40
A
1. was taught; passive
2. played; active
3. were written; passive
4. flopped; active
5. passed; active
B--answers MAY vary--
1. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
2. This law will punish computer crimes severely.
3. The strong wind carried the boat to the landing.
4. The United Nations declared March 21 a special day in memory of those who died in Sharpeville, South Africa.
5. Alice Munro will give a press conference at 6:00 P.M.
Lesson 41
A
Pronoun
Antecedent
1. she
Member of Parliament
2. it
the package
3. their
the trees
4. he, them
Hassan, the magazines
5. its
the space shuttle
6. they
the two waiters
7. they
the crooks
8. herself
the woman
9. them , it
the teenagers , the food
10. her
the doctor
11. it
the e-mail
12. we
Sharif and I
13. they
the children
14. she
the tennis player
15. himself
the boy
B--answers will vary--
1. Dan has no idea when he will finish his thesis, because he is teaching, working on the thesis, and writing.
2. I really like reading mystery novels all the time, but I like non-fiction too.
3. He wanted to cut the lawn, wash his car and drive to Windsor that weekend, but it was unrealistic of him to think he could get everything done.
4. After the baseball game, Joshua and Lucas are going to Joshua's house to watch TV.
5. My teacher was happy that I completed my essay.
6. Felicia is going to the party with Jenna; they are going in Felicia's car.
7. When Hong visited her aunt in July, she did not know her aunt was ill.
8. Henri first met Pierre in Montréal when Henri was eighteen.
9. Ask the boys to wash and cut the vegetables with knives.
10. Throw out any food the dog leaves in his bowl.
11. Unless pets are well-behaved, they should not roam loose when visitors come.
12. It will save money to get the furnace repaired.
Lesson 42
A
1. who. Circle: Mario
2. who. Circle: Stephen Leacock
3. that Circle: the store
4. that . Circle: a bungalow
5. which. Circle: the lamp
6. that. Circle: the skunk
7. that. Circle: a ham
8. which. Circle: this novel
9. that. Circle: the (tasty) tourtière
10. this, that Circle: the watercolour
11. that Circle: the skates
12. that Circle: the (only) food
13. that Circle: a (rare) bird
14. whose Circle: A. Y. Jackson
15. that Circle: the aquarium
16. whose Circle: Yasmeen
17. that Circle: a town
B. Answers will vary. Examples include:
1. My cousin who lives in Montreal is the only person I allow to fix my truck.
2. The turkey which we left to defrost in the fridge is still frozen.
3. The tie that I left hanging on the doorknob was a gift from my stepsister.
4. Robert J. Sawyer, whose writing is award-winning, is my favorite Canadian author.
5. The Pruitts, to whom we were introduced twice, seem to have memory issues.
Lesson 43
1. Who.....2. Who.....3. Whom.....4. Who.....5. Who.....6. Who.....7. Whom.....8. Who.....9. Who.....10. Whom
11.Who.....12. Whom.....13. Who.....14. Who.....15. Whom.....16. Who.....17. Who.....18. Whom.....19. Who.....20. Whom
Lesson 44
A. 1. the, valuable, a, tiny, red
2. an, excellent, the, new, Portugese
3. any, some
B. Answers will vary. Examples include:
1. bright, small, oil
2. dark, quiet, starry
3. new, running, green
C. Answers will vary. Examples include:
1.The large, dirty dog rolled in the sticky, red mud.
2. He entered the old, run-down house during the snow storm.
3. The gorgeous male model is wearing a stylish brown leather bomber jacket
4. His younger sister stuck her sticky hands into hot water.
Lesson 45
A. 1. more fragile, most fragile
2. softer, softest
3. more silent, most silent
B. Answers will vary. Examples include:
1. quickly, quietly, later
2. gently, still, quietly
3. hard, fiercely, yesterday
4. rapidly, weekly, soon
5. loudly, nightly, skillfully
6. messily, noisily, tonight
7. sloppily, tomorrow, freely
8. hastily, angrily, slowly
9. carefully, quietly, angrily
10. heavily, lightly, nightly
Lesson 47
A. 1. longer, longest; 2. more promptly, most promptly; 3. more quickly, most quickly; 4. colder, coldest; 5. more energetically, most energetically; 6. more fiercely, most fiercely; 7. more poorly, most poorly; 8. faster, fastest.
B. 1. more carefully; 2. soonest; 3. more patiently; 4. most badly; 5. more frequently; 6. better.
(Note: the adjective "good" has comparative "better" and superlative "best"; the adverb "well" also has comparative "better" and superlative "best")
Lesson 48
A1. calm; 2. carefully; 3. well; 4. happy; 5. slowly; 6. certainly; 7. well; 8. easily; 9. loudly; 10. brightly; 11. well; 12. suddenly; 13. accurately; 14. steadily; 15. beautiful; 16. well; 17. well; 18. really; 19. foolish; 20. rapidly.
B. Answers will vary. Examples include:
1. When there was an accident on the trail, Gurveer rode furiously for help.
2. All Mrs. Cousar's students worked diligently on their grammar assignment.
3. The water seemed quiet, but there was a vicious undertow.
4. You must tread cautiously in a minefield!
5. The students dressed for the fashion show looked magnificent.
6. Oh, no! I forgot to set my alarm--wake everyone quickly!
7. The day after the dance, the students appeared tired.
8. If you react too slowly, you will never win the Taekwondo match.
9. Mother is napping in her room; knock softly before you check on her.
10. I cannot mark your assignments if you do not write clearly enough for me to read them.
Lesson 49
A. 1. from; with
2. toward, in
3. for
4. to
5. through
6. near
7. across, toward
8. around
9. on
10. into
B. Answers will vary. Examples include.
1. Toby ran across the street.
2. Is Fluffy hiding behind the sofa?
3. Are these danishes from Diane's Bakery?
4. Drive through Langley to reach Surrey from here.
5. I ran toward my little brother.
6. Jack jumped over the candlestick.
7. Please place the dishes upon the rack.
8. There was a four-leaf clover growing among the weeds.
9. The pit crew waited patiently beside the track.
10. How long should I wait for Hakeem?
Lesson 50
A. 1. (beneath the Earth's surface) Circle: surface
2. (to Prince Edward Island). Circle: Prince Edward Island
3. (on a dairy farm) Circle: farm
4. (around the country) Circle: country
5. (upon an abandoned puppy) Circle: puppy
6. (in 1910) Circle: 1910
7. (by the courts) Circle: courts
8. (in the eighteenth century) Circle: century
9. (from Asia) Circle: Asia
10. (into the ditch) Circle: ditch
11. (in a pen) circle: pen
12. (over the fence) circle: fence
13. (in Hamilton, Ontario) Circle: Hamilton, Ontario
14. (of New France) Circle: New France
15. (under a beach umbrella) Circle: umbrella
16. (by a search party) Circle: party
17. (behind the desk) circle: desk
18. (across Canada) circle: Canada
19. (through the crowd) circle: Crowd
20. (toward morning) circle: morning
21. (up the tree) circle: tree
22. (in Nova Scotia) circle: Nova Scotia
23. (between parked cars) circle: cars
24. (in the Mackenzie Mountains) circle: Mackenzie Mountains
25. (with Karen) circle: Karen.
B. 1. in Saskatchewan; adv.
2. of a Sequoia tree trunk adj
3. for the cottage adv; in the morning adv
4. of Croatia adj
5. in the red jacket adj
6. about the homeless adv
7. from Sweden adj
8. above the clouds adv
9. to your favorite cousin adv
10. of the party adj
C. Answers will vary. Examples include:
1. We normally eat dinner about 7 o'clock in the evening.
2. Stephen Harper is now the Prime Minister of Canada.
3. The empty Coke can fell behind the couch.
4. I wish we had a cottage near the city that we could visit on weekends.
5. The Titanic was beneath the sea for nearly a hundred years.
6. Above the trees, I could see the geese flying south.
7. Jessie told me that her favorite coffee shop is around the corner.
8. The helicopter hovered over the bridge.
9. Relax--you are among friends here.
10. Kelly faced the bullies with courage.
Lesson 51
A. 1. devastated by the bad news
2. standing at the top of the hill
3. overcome by smoke
4. knowing the secret at last
5. panting from the heat
6. broken by the force of the storm
B. This is tricky!! Answers will vary, but these are some possibilities. Make sure your modifiers don't DANGLE and aren't MISPLACED! :)
1. The dog, growling loudly, chewed up my scarf. (The way the question reads, it is my scarf that is growling!)
2. Sitting on her favorite bench in the park, Tonya saw the sun rise. (In the question, the sun is getting up off the bench!)
3. The tent blew down while I was sleeping outside. (The question has the tent sleeping. Tents don't sleep.)
4. Andrew is a graduate of McGill whose head is bursting with ideas (Andrew's head seems to have graduated in the question--but not the rest of him!)
5. A new treatment is being provided in doctors' offices for the prevention of snoring. (The original sentence seems to say that snoring in doctors' offices is a problem...how boring ARE these doctors?)
Lesson 52
A. 1. or, c; 2. since, s; 3. because, s; 4. though, s; 5. and, c; 6. when, s, and, c; 7. while, s; 8. although, s; 9. unless, s; 10, or, c; 11. because, s; 12, yet, c; 13, if, s; 14. when, s; 15. or, c.
Lesson 53
A1. any; 2. anything, 3. any, 4. any, 5. anything, 6. anything, 7. any, 8. anybody, 9. any, 10. anything, 11. any, 12. any, 13. anybody, 14. any, 15. anything.
(NOTE: You CAN use the adverbs in the box (not, never, etc) with a POSITIVE verb. For example, you could rewrite sentence 2. as, "Rafaela could do nothing about changing the time of that appointment.". However, since all of the verbs in the exercise are negative, all the adverbs have to be positive. See me if you are having trouble here.)
B. (Mark this sentence by sentence. If you have sentence 1 from the first example, and sentence 2 from the second, that's totally fine!)
Version A: (Negative verbs)
I like going shopping, but I don't do any shopping on Saturdays. There isn't anything I need badly enough to face crowded shopping malls. My friends say I never go anywhere on the weekend. I don't care if I don't see anybody. It's easier to stay home and relax.
OR
Version B: (Negative adverbs)
I like going shopping, but I do no shopping on Saturdays. There is nothing I need badly enough to face crowded shopping malls. My friends say I go nowhere on the weekend. I don't care if I see nobody. It's easier to stay home and relax.
Review:
A1. light: adj; wind: noun; blew: verb; across: preposition; desert: noun
2. a: adj (article); wonderful: adj; treat: n.
3. heavy: adj; fog: n; gradually: adv; lifted: v.
4. Remy (proper) noun; I: pron.; of: prep; we: pron: trip: n
5. capital: n; of: prep; your: pron; river: n
6. those: pron; are: v; gigantic: adj
7. everyone: pron; very: adv; quickly; adv: and: conj
8. put: v; this: pron; extremely: adv; very: adv
9. the: adj (article); crowd: n; for: prep; corrupt: adj; politician: n
10. strange: adj; grey: adj; this: pron; ploughed: adj
D. 1. A dog bit the child. 2. The lesson bored me. 3. The driver misplaced the map.
E. In these sentences, I have put the antecedent in italics instead of typing circle each time!
1. he Howie. 2. her the student; 3. their Bob and André 4. her my sister. 5. them donations.
F. In these sentences, I didn't bother to indicate the articles (a, an, the), as some grammarians don't consider them adjectives. If you did, and called them adjectives, that's fine. It's not wrong.
G. 1. from Halifax Harbour (adv)
2. from Kamloops (adj) to the Olympics (adv)
3. for the stadium (adv) before dawn (adv)
4. near the river (adv)
5. of that TV show (adj)
H. prepositions are in bold and conjunctions are underlined.
1. Wapi wanted to go to the lake, but he realized that the beach is near a power dam.
2. Because I'm tired, I will rest for ten minutes under a tree.
3. Unless we reach port before dark, the winds will be against us.
4. Should we go to the park or walk near the river?
5. When Dagmar arrives in the morning, we will meet.
Using What You've Learned
There are so many possibilities for some of these sections that you might find it easier to check your answers with your notes (the lessons themselves) or another student. As with ALL grammar activities, you may of course ask me any specific questions you might have (I won't just hand you the answers, though...I will lead you through the steps, out loud, until you tell me the right ones!). Feel free to make an appointment with me before or after school to go over any problems with this section--or any other, for that matter. You can also post questions on the comment pages on this wiki.
Lesson 29:
A
1: Levi (p); friend (c)
2: Victoria (p); city (c); Vancouver Island (p); capital (c); British Columbia (p)
3: Magdalen Islands (p); Gulf of St. Lawrence (p)
4: tornado (c); Ontario (p); May (p)
5. John Basset II (p); Elmer Iseler (p); Canadians (p); April (p)
B: answers will vary. Here are some examples:
1. Abbotsford
2. People
3. Stephen Harper
4. British Columbia
5. Yannick Agnel
6. Simon Fraser University
7. Gene Simmons
8. Mediterranean
9. The Orient Express
10. Hudson's Bay
11. Dave Clark
12. Channukkah
13. The Globe and Mail
14. Mount Vesuvius
C. Answers will vary, but your answer should include the underlined word.
1. Ethiopia is a very poor African country.
2. Dominik Hasek was an excellent hockey player (or athlete)
3. Nunavut is Canada's newest territory, formed in 1999.
4. I think a lot of holidays are overrated, especially Canada Day.
5. Not a lot of singers can keep a career going while parenting twins, but Celine Dion has done it.
6. France is a country far across the Atlantic ocean.
D.
1. concrete, collective
2. abstract, collective
3. concrete, collective
4. abstract
5. concrete, collective
6. abstract
7. abstract
8. concrete
9. concrete, collective
10. abstract
11. concrete
12. concrete, collective
13. abstract
14. concrete, collective
15. concrete
16. abstract
E. Answers will vary. Here are some examples.
1. Honesty is a difficult virture, as it is very hard to always tell the truth.
2. The jury left the courtroom to discuss the evidence they had seen and reach a verdict.
3. Motorbikes are called "donor cycles" by the people who work in emergency rooms.
4. The group of people that you feel closest to are your family, whether you are related to them or not.
5. It takes real courage to stand up to someone who is bullying others, and most people aren't brave enough to do it.
6. I thought this was a lake, but my cousin tells me it is not a big enough body of water--it's just a pond.
7. All of the musicians in the orchestra listened closely to the violinist's A so they could tune their instruments to his.
8. My mother grew up on the praries, so when she visits me she is impressed by the sight of the mountains on the horizon.
9. It is difficult to swallow anger when you feel you have been treated unfairly, but you will get better results if you can stay calm.
10. A group of cows is called a herd, just as a group of crows is called a murder and a group of lions is a pride.
11. My camera is broken, so I don't have a recent photo to give you.
12. When Sheila is on stage she is very nervous to think that the eyes of all the people in the audience are on her.
Lesson 30
A:
1. knives
2. dishes
3. countries
4. deer
5. pianos
6. flies
7. hoses
8. faxes
9. wrenches
10. tomatoes
11. calves
12. mothers-in-law
13. pieces
14. families
15. branches
16. videos
B:
1. The heroes saved the children from the burning buildings.
2. Dan took five photos of the reindeer.
3. They travelled to several countries during their vacations.
4. Put the fish you catch into the wooden boxes.
5. Tell us the stories of the woves who roamed the woods.
6. Her sons-in-law and brothers attended the ceremonies.
7. The men ate the cherries and the peaches.
8. The books fell from the shelves.
9. The builders made the houses from bricks.
10. What legends did the elders tell?
Lesson 31
A
1. Jim's cap
2. Kathy's wrench
3. the baby's smile
4. my friend's car
5. Aron's new shoes
6. the dog's collar
7. Maryla's golf clubs
8. the runners' shoes
9. our parents' friends
10. the editor's opinion
11. the children's lunches
12 Saul's coat
13. the teacher's assignment
Lesson 32
1.took: past tense...2. bounds: present tense...3. has helped: helped is the past participle...4. upset: past tense...5. has changed: changed is the past participle...6. is barking: barking is the present participle...7. has worked: worked is the past participle...8. recalled: past tense...9. speaks: present tense...10. is starting: starting is the present participle...11. are dying: dying is the present participle...12. worked: past tense...13. wants: present tense..14. emigrated: past tense...15. have lost: lost is the past participle (it is irregular).
Lesson 33
A: Jesse picked me up from the airport. She seemed to be edgy. She muttered about the traffic most of the drive to the downtown core. This welcome back depressed me, but I quickly got accustomed to the pace of big-city life again.
B: Moving as lazily as the flies that drone above the lemon pie, the waitress pushes two cups across the counter. She calls to the red-haired young man who looks intently out the window of the roadside diner. A smile flickers in his flat brown eyes as he hands her a two-dollar coin.
C: The applications for this technology will be far-reaching. The special system will allow companies to track shipments. It will also help keep people safe in countries with high rates of kidnapping.
D: Your answers will vary. Read your paragraph one sentence at a time starting at the BOTTOM, and make sure each sentence is in the same verb tense as all the others!
Lesson 34
A.
1. past perfect
2. past perfect
3. present perfect
4. past perfect
5. present perfect
6. present perfect
7. present perfect
8. past perfect
9. present perfect
10. present perfect
B.
1. has
2. have
3. had
4. has
5. had
6. has
7. had
8. have
9. had
10. had
Lesson 35
A.
1. spoken
2. frozen
3. broke
4. chosen
5. broken
B.
1. broken
2. chosen
3. spoke
4. chose
5. frozen
C.
1. drank
2. rung
3. knew
4. thrown
D. --answers will vary--
1. I have come to drop off the money.
2. She rang the bell, but no one answered the door.
3. He threw the ball with all his might.
4. Only once my sister had drunk half the glass did I tell her it wasn't lemonade.
5. If she had known what it really was, she never would have drunk it!
E.
1. wrote
2. given
3. taken
4. taken
5. gave
F.
1. took
2. written
3. gave
4. taken
5. given
6. written
G.
1. driven, began
2. eaten, ran
3. drew
4. drove
5. fallen
H.
1. drew
2. fallen
3. driven
4. ran
5. ate
I.
1. gone
2. began
3. seen
4. saw
5. gone
J.--answers will vary---
1. I saw a large bird out my window this morning.
2. It was the biggest bird I had ever seen!
3. When I looked again, it had gone.
4. I wonder where it went?
5. It's time I began to get ready for school.
K.
1. did
2. don't
3. don't
4. doesn't
5. done
L--answers will vary---
She knew more about the Internet than her parents did.
Aren't you done yet?
Lesson 36
A.
Lesson 37
A.
1. sit
2. set
3. set
4. sits
5. set
B.
1. lay
2. lie
3. lies
4. laid
5. lay
C (answers will vary)
1. Lay the papers down on the table.
2. Oscar has lain on the couch for six hours!
3. Set the basket down by the door.
4. Amanda laid the shovel in the shed.
5. We sit near our best friends.
Lesson 38
A.
1. N....2. Y...3. N...4.Y...5.Y
B.--answers will vary--
1. Many women invent important technologies.
2. A lot of food remains after parties.
3.The team works very hard to earn those medals.
4. My parents travel every summer.
5. The committee organizes a fundraiser every spring.
6. This insect flies toward me every time the wind changes.
7. The family celebrates Labour Day with a big barbeque every September.
8. The orchestra mostly plays Mozart.
9. I am always happy to see the media promote international understanding.
10. The jury convicts only the guilty.
Lesson 39.
A.
1. Is....2.is...3. are...4.is...5. are
B
1. were.....2. was.....3. were.....4. were.....5. was
C.--answers will vary--
1. Carola asked if you are ready to go.
2. The shipment of books was incorretly labelled.
3. Those tomatoes from southern Ontario were just as good as the ones from Dad's garden.
4. Everyone from that town is very kind and thoughtful.
5. The committee was very sorry that they forgot to put your name in the program.
6. She is my great-aunt.
7. The Great Lakes were very cold when I swam in them in May.
8. Mechanical engineers are very good at math.
Lesson 40
A
1. was taught; passive
2. played; active
3. were written; passive
4. flopped; active
5. passed; active
B--answers MAY vary--
1. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
2. This law will punish computer crimes severely.
3. The strong wind carried the boat to the landing.
4. The United Nations declared March 21 a special day in memory of those who died in Sharpeville, South Africa.
5. Alice Munro will give a press conference at 6:00 P.M.
Lesson 41
A
1. Dan has no idea when he will finish his thesis, because he is teaching, working on the thesis, and writing.
2. I really like reading mystery novels all the time, but I like non-fiction too.
3. He wanted to cut the lawn, wash his car and drive to Windsor that weekend, but it was unrealistic of him to think he could get everything done.
4. After the baseball game, Joshua and Lucas are going to Joshua's house to watch TV.
5. My teacher was happy that I completed my essay.
6. Felicia is going to the party with Jenna; they are going in Felicia's car.
7. When Hong visited her aunt in July, she did not know her aunt was ill.
8. Henri first met Pierre in Montréal when Henri was eighteen.
9. Ask the boys to wash and cut the vegetables with knives.
10. Throw out any food the dog leaves in his bowl.
11. Unless pets are well-behaved, they should not roam loose when visitors come.
12. It will save money to get the furnace repaired.
Lesson 42
A
1. who. Circle: Mario
2. who. Circle: Stephen Leacock
3. that Circle: the store
4. that . Circle: a bungalow
5. which. Circle: the lamp
6. that. Circle: the skunk
7. that. Circle: a ham
8. which. Circle: this novel
9. that. Circle: the (tasty) tourtière
10. this, that Circle: the watercolour
11. that Circle: the skates
12. that Circle: the (only) food
13. that Circle: a (rare) bird
14. whose Circle: A. Y. Jackson
15. that Circle: the aquarium
16. whose Circle: Yasmeen
17. that Circle: a town
B. Answers will vary. Examples include:
1. My cousin who lives in Montreal is the only person I allow to fix my truck.
2. The turkey which we left to defrost in the fridge is still frozen.
3. The tie that I left hanging on the doorknob was a gift from my stepsister.
4. Robert J. Sawyer, whose writing is award-winning, is my favorite Canadian author.
5. The Pruitts, to whom we were introduced twice, seem to have memory issues.
Lesson 43
1. Who.....2. Who.....3. Whom.....4. Who.....5. Who.....6. Who.....7. Whom.....8. Who.....9. Who.....10. Whom
11.Who.....12. Whom.....13. Who.....14. Who.....15. Whom.....16. Who.....17. Who.....18. Whom.....19. Who.....20. Whom
Lesson 44
A. 1. the, valuable, a, tiny, red
2. an, excellent, the, new, Portugese
3. any, some
B. Answers will vary. Examples include:
1. bright, small, oil
2. dark, quiet, starry
3. new, running, green
C. Answers will vary. Examples include:
1.The large, dirty dog rolled in the sticky, red mud.
2. He entered the old, run-down house during the snow storm.
3. The gorgeous male model is wearing a stylish brown leather bomber jacket
4. His younger sister stuck her sticky hands into hot water.
Lesson 45
A. 1. more fragile, most fragile
2. softer, softest
3. more silent, most silent
B. 1. milder.....2. fastest.....3. more athletic.....4. busiest.....5. deeper.....6. loveliest.....7. tastiest.....8. higher.....9. more entertaining
Lesson 46
A 1. quietly. verb
2. highly adjective
3. extremely adverb, carefully, verb
4. gently, verb
5. very, adverb; noisily verb
6. quickly verb
7. very, adjective
8. stealthily, verb
9. everywhere verb
10. excessively adjective
B. Answers will vary. Examples include:
1. quickly, quietly, later
2. gently, still, quietly
3. hard, fiercely, yesterday
4. rapidly, weekly, soon
5. loudly, nightly, skillfully
6. messily, noisily, tonight
7. sloppily, tomorrow, freely
8. hastily, angrily, slowly
9. carefully, quietly, angrily
10. heavily, lightly, nightly
Lesson 47
A. 1. longer, longest; 2. more promptly, most promptly; 3. more quickly, most quickly; 4. colder, coldest; 5. more energetically, most energetically; 6. more fiercely, most fiercely; 7. more poorly, most poorly; 8. faster, fastest.
B. 1. more carefully; 2. soonest; 3. more patiently; 4. most badly; 5. more frequently; 6. better.
(Note: the adjective "good" has comparative "better" and superlative "best"; the adverb "well" also has comparative "better" and superlative "best")
Lesson 48
A1. calm; 2. carefully; 3. well; 4. happy; 5. slowly; 6. certainly; 7. well; 8. easily; 9. loudly; 10. brightly; 11. well; 12. suddenly; 13. accurately; 14. steadily; 15. beautiful; 16. well; 17. well; 18. really; 19. foolish; 20. rapidly.
B. Answers will vary. Examples include:
1. When there was an accident on the trail, Gurveer rode furiously for help.
2. All Mrs. Cousar's students worked diligently on their grammar assignment.
3. The water seemed quiet, but there was a vicious undertow.
4. You must tread cautiously in a minefield!
5. The students dressed for the fashion show looked magnificent.
6. Oh, no! I forgot to set my alarm--wake everyone quickly!
7. The day after the dance, the students appeared tired.
8. If you react too slowly, you will never win the Taekwondo match.
9. Mother is napping in her room; knock softly before you check on her.
10. I cannot mark your assignments if you do not write clearly enough for me to read them.
Lesson 49
A. 1. from; with
2. toward, in
3. for
4. to
5. through
6. near
7. across, toward
8. around
9. on
10. into
B. Answers will vary. Examples include.
1. Toby ran across the street.
2. Is Fluffy hiding behind the sofa?
3. Are these danishes from Diane's Bakery?
4. Drive through Langley to reach Surrey from here.
5. I ran toward my little brother.
6. Jack jumped over the candlestick.
7. Please place the dishes upon the rack.
8. There was a four-leaf clover growing among the weeds.
9. The pit crew waited patiently beside the track.
10. How long should I wait for Hakeem?
Lesson 50
A. 1. (beneath the Earth's surface) Circle: surface
2. (to Prince Edward Island). Circle: Prince Edward Island
3. (on a dairy farm) Circle: farm
4. (around the country) Circle: country
5. (upon an abandoned puppy) Circle: puppy
6. (in 1910) Circle: 1910
7. (by the courts) Circle: courts
8. (in the eighteenth century) Circle: century
9. (from Asia) Circle: Asia
10. (into the ditch) Circle: ditch
11. (in a pen) circle: pen
12. (over the fence) circle: fence
13. (in Hamilton, Ontario) Circle: Hamilton, Ontario
14. (of New France) Circle: New France
15. (under a beach umbrella) Circle: umbrella
16. (by a search party) Circle: party
17. (behind the desk) circle: desk
18. (across Canada) circle: Canada
19. (through the crowd) circle: Crowd
20. (toward morning) circle: morning
21. (up the tree) circle: tree
22. (in Nova Scotia) circle: Nova Scotia
23. (between parked cars) circle: cars
24. (in the Mackenzie Mountains) circle: Mackenzie Mountains
25. (with Karen) circle: Karen.
B. 1. in Saskatchewan; adv.
2. of a Sequoia tree trunk adj
3. for the cottage adv; in the morning adv
4. of Croatia adj
5. in the red jacket adj
6. about the homeless adv
7. from Sweden adj
8. above the clouds adv
9. to your favorite cousin adv
10. of the party adj
C. Answers will vary. Examples include:
1. We normally eat dinner about 7 o'clock in the evening.
2. Stephen Harper is now the Prime Minister of Canada.
3. The empty Coke can fell behind the couch.
4. I wish we had a cottage near the city that we could visit on weekends.
5. The Titanic was beneath the sea for nearly a hundred years.
6. Above the trees, I could see the geese flying south.
7. Jessie told me that her favorite coffee shop is around the corner.
8. The helicopter hovered over the bridge.
9. Relax--you are among friends here.
10. Kelly faced the bullies with courage.
Lesson 51
A. 1. devastated by the bad news
2. standing at the top of the hill
3. overcome by smoke
4. knowing the secret at last
5. panting from the heat
6. broken by the force of the storm
B. This is tricky!! Answers will vary, but these are some possibilities. Make sure your modifiers don't DANGLE and aren't MISPLACED! :)
1. The dog, growling loudly, chewed up my scarf. (The way the question reads, it is my scarf that is growling!)
2. Sitting on her favorite bench in the park, Tonya saw the sun rise. (In the question, the sun is getting up off the bench!)
3. The tent blew down while I was sleeping outside. (The question has the tent sleeping. Tents don't sleep.)
4. Andrew is a graduate of McGill whose head is bursting with ideas (Andrew's head seems to have graduated in the question--but not the rest of him!)
5. A new treatment is being provided in doctors' offices for the prevention of snoring. (The original sentence seems to say that snoring in doctors' offices is a problem...how boring ARE these doctors?)
Lesson 52
A. 1. or, c; 2. since, s; 3. because, s; 4. though, s; 5. and, c; 6. when, s, and, c; 7. while, s; 8. although, s; 9. unless, s; 10, or, c; 11. because, s; 12, yet, c; 13, if, s; 14. when, s; 15. or, c.
Lesson 53
A1. any; 2. anything, 3. any, 4. any, 5. anything, 6. anything, 7. any, 8. anybody, 9. any, 10. anything, 11. any, 12. any, 13. anybody, 14. any, 15. anything.
(NOTE: You CAN use the adverbs in the box (not, never, etc) with a POSITIVE verb. For example, you could rewrite sentence 2. as, "Rafaela could do nothing about changing the time of that appointment.". However, since all of the verbs in the exercise are negative, all the adverbs have to be positive. See me if you are having trouble here.)
B. (Mark this sentence by sentence. If you have sentence 1 from the first example, and sentence 2 from the second, that's totally fine!)
Version A: (Negative verbs)
I like going shopping, but I don't do any shopping on Saturdays. There isn't anything I need badly enough to face crowded shopping malls. My friends say I never go anywhere on the weekend. I don't care if I don't see anybody. It's easier to stay home and relax.
OR
Version B: (Negative adverbs)
I like going shopping, but I do no shopping on Saturdays. There is nothing I need badly enough to face crowded shopping malls. My friends say I go nowhere on the weekend. I don't care if I see nobody. It's easier to stay home and relax.
Review:
A1. light: adj; wind: noun; blew: verb; across: preposition; desert: noun
2. a: adj (article); wonderful: adj; treat: n.
3. heavy: adj; fog: n; gradually: adv; lifted: v.
4. Remy (proper) noun; I: pron.; of: prep; we: pron: trip: n
5. capital: n; of: prep; your: pron; river: n
6. those: pron; are: v; gigantic: adj
7. everyone: pron; very: adv; quickly; adv: and: conj
8. put: v; this: pron; extremely: adv; very: adv
9. the: adj (article); crowd: n; for: prep; corrupt: adj; politician: n
10. strange: adj; grey: adj; this: pron; ploughed: adj
B. 1. brushes; 2. cries; 3. hero's; 4. pony's; 5. fox's
C. 1. given; 2. rang; 3. came; 4. known; 5. drive; 6. eaten; 7. gone; 8. doesn't; 9. did; 10. was.
D. 1. A dog bit the child. 2. The lesson bored me. 3. The driver misplaced the map.
E. In these sentences, I have put the antecedent in italics instead of typing circle each time!
1. he Howie. 2. her the student; 3. their Bob and André 4. her my sister. 5. them donations.
F. In these sentences, I didn't bother to indicate the articles (a, an, the), as some grammarians don't consider them adjectives. If you did, and called them adjectives, that's fine. It's not wrong.
1. hungry (adj), fresh (adj), steadily (adv)
2. blue (adj), very (adv), calm (adj), suddenly (adv) violently (adv)
3. extremely (adv) upset (adj), low (adj) geography (adj)
4. frightened (adj) uncontrollably (adv)
5. babbling (adj) quite (adv) swiftly (adv)
G. 1. from Halifax Harbour (adv)
2. from Kamloops (adj) to the Olympics (adv)
3. for the stadium (adv) before dawn (adv)
4. near the river (adv)
5. of that TV show (adj)
H. prepositions are in bold and conjunctions are underlined.
1. Wapi wanted to go to the lake, but he realized that the beach is near a power dam.
2. Because I'm tired, I will rest for ten minutes under a tree.
3. Unless we reach port before dark, the winds will be against us.
4. Should we go to the park or walk near the river?
5. When Dagmar arrives in the morning, we will meet.
Using What You've Learned
There are so many possibilities for some of these sections that you might find it easier to check your answers with your notes (the lessons themselves) or another student. As with ALL grammar activities, you may of course ask me any specific questions you might have (I won't just hand you the answers, though...I will lead you through the steps, out loud, until you tell me the right ones!). Feel free to make an appointment with me before or after school to go over any problems with this section--or any other, for that matter. You can also post questions on the comment pages on this wiki.